Starting today, we are introducing the ability to create custom timelines in TweetDeck. Custom timelines, which were just announced, are a new type of timeline that you control by selecting the Tweets you want to include. In this post, we’ll describe everything you need to know to create and share custom timelines.

TweetDeck is the most powerful Twitter tool for real-time tracking, organizing and engagement. In this edition of #TweetDeckTips, Circa’s Anthony DeRosa explains why TweetDeck is the single most valuable tool he uses to source news.

Tell us a little about your background and how you ended up being such an effective curator of real-time news.